Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.

烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。

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He blues a lot of money on entertaining friends.

他把许多钱挥霍在款待朋友上。

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The author was entertaining friends at his home.

作者正在家中宴请朋友。

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But if people enjoy fine dining, if people enjoy entertaining, they're always looking for ways to enjoy their friends and family and impress them and have wonderful food, but not everyone has the time these days to prepare things themselves.

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The truth is that he was wonderfully entertaining in society. He was a graet storyteller. He was an actor. And the producers were all friends of his.

事实是他在社会中非常有娱乐大众的气质,他是故事讲得很好，演戏也好,制片人也都是他的朋友。

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Architects, builders and interior designers say they're increasingly asked to create wide-open spaces with custom amenities that pack a "wow" factor for entertaining friends.

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They could see themselves at the beach, entertaining friends and family.

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She imagined the puppy grown up, entertaining some friends, speaking to them in a British accent: My family of origin was, um, rather not, shall we say, of the most respectable .

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